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Federal budget costs of holding the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be about U$6.7 bln, head of the Russian Chamber of Accounts Tatiana Golikova said on Monday on the air with Rossiya 24 TV Channel. "The federal budget will spend about 390 bln rubles ($6.7 bln). The sports infrastructure accounts for slightly more than 38%; all the rest is infrastructure related to roads, public utilities, and various improvements," she said. Russia selected 11 host cities to be the venues for the matches

English Premier League side Stoke City are discussing a 3-million pounds deal for Augsburgs Ghanaian right-back Daniel Opare GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. The 27-year-old joined Augsburg three seasons ago and will be a free agent in the summer giving clubs the chance to start negotiations with him. Opare has played in 14 league games to help Augsburgs good run in the Bundesliga this season having been loaned out to Lens last season and struggling to get into the team in his first season at

Black Queens will play in the inaugural WAFU Zone B Women's Nations Cup next month in Ivory Coast, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. The eight-team tournament will also include Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Niger. Hosts Ivory Coast host country has been seeded in Group A and Nigeria, the continent's leading nation in the FIFA ranking at the top of Pool B. The draw for the tournament will take place on 9 January in Abidjan....

There are reports that Zambian clubs are laying ambush to snatch former Hearts of Oak defeder Isaac Oduro from Nkana FC. The left back has landed in the country to sign for the Kitwe-based side. Nkana FC have seen two of their targets snatched underneath their noses after Ghanaian striker Bernard Arthur signed for Tanzania side Azam FC. Also Logic Chingandu signed with Zesco United after agreeing personal terms with Nkana. ''Yes he is in Zambia to sign for Nkana but the club is

Ghana Premier League clubs have joined the race to sign Togolese wonderkid Thibaut Klidje, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. Klidje plays for Espoir FC de Zio in the Togo Top Division where he has scored three goals in six games this season. He is the scorer of the first goal of the 2017/2018 Togolese top flight season when Espoir FC de Zio beat defending champions AS Togo Port on 18th November, 2017. The young prospect is likened to France superstar Kylian Mbappe among his peers. Klidje

Hearts of Oak won the Ghana at 60 anniversary cup match on Sunday following a 0-0 draw game in Kumasi with Asante Kotoko. Having won the first leg 3-1 in Accra back in May, the Phobians were handed the trophy after the two-legged assignment. Captain Inusah Musah lifted the trophy at the Baba Yara Stadium. Watch photos of what transpired on Sunday in Kumasi:        ...

Ghanaian forward Richard Arthur has emerged as a prime target for South African Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town FC ahead of the forthcoming winter window, according to reports in the Rainbow nation. The 22-year-old human joined Angolan top flight side Interclube on a two-year deal from Ghanaian outfit Wa All Stars midway last season. Arthur went on to net eight goals in 12 appearances in the campaign as he helped the Club finish 5th on the league log. And according to Kickoff.com,

Public Relations Officer of Aduana Stars Amo Gyamfi Collins believes the signing of Yayaha Mohammed will uplift the side's morale in their CAF Champions League campaign. The Dormaa-based outfit are making weighty efforts in the ongoing transfer window as they aim to perform well in their Africa campaign next year with the signing of maverick striker, Yahaya Mohammed on a two-year-deal last Saturday. The spokesman for the club, Amo Collins says they will be counting on the experienced forward

The wider world was ultimately proven to be premature in offering its congratulations to George Weah on becoming president of Liberia on October 10. The AC Milan legend had indeed garnered the most votes in the first round of voting but he nonetheless failed to meet the required amount to secure election, rendering the abundance of good luck messages on social media inconsequential. As a result, Weath now faces a run-off against the current vice-president, the Unity Party candidate Joseph Boakai,

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew has expressed his delight after ending his goal drought for Swansea City in the side's 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace last Saturday. Ayew, 26, has been unable to find the back of the net since August as the club are rooted to the bottom of the league standings. But the Ghanaian striker emerged from the bench to end the drought by scoring the equalizer as they held Crystal Palace to a 1-1 stalemate. Ive been waiting for that goal for some time now, Ayew told